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Hungarian
Etymology
két (“two”) + felé (“in … direction, into … part”)
Pronunciation
Adverb
kétfelé (not comparable)
- in two (different or opposite) directions
- into two parts
- at two places or locations (normally in two different directions)
Usage notes
As opposed to analogous constructions (háromfelé etc.), it does not have a distinction between variants written in solid or separately, as it is only possible with the longer form of the numeral: kettő (óra) felé (“around two ”).
Further reading
- kétfelé in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN